{"id":11804,"date":"2017-08-17T09:32:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T14:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livewellbakeoften.com\/?p=11804"},"modified":"2018-06-13T13:59:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T18:59:13","slug":"double-chocolate-zucchini-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livewellbakeoften.com\/double-chocolate-zucchini-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread is incredibly rich, moist, fudgy, and loaded with chocolate chips!<\/i><\/p>\n

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I’ll never forget the first time I tried zucchini bread.  Josh and I had been dating for a while and his family had just moved to a new house.  Their new neighbor brought over two loaves of zucchini bread and I remember wondering how in the world zucchini inside of a dessert could even taste good.<\/p>\n

I reluctantly sliced a piece of the bread and ate a small bite, and then another, and another.  All while asking “Are you sure there’s actually zucchini in this bread?” and “How can this taste so good?!”.<\/p>\n

It was then, at 20 years old, that I realized zucchini bread is actually really delicious and ever since then I’ve loved it.  So today I’m bringing you my rich, fudgy, chocolate version of zucchini bread.<\/p>\n

This bread is absolutely delicious and a perfect way to use up any extra zucchini you may have at your house right now.  Plus, you can never go wrong with a double dose of chocolate.  Right?<\/p>\n

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To make this double chocolate zucchini bread you’ll start off with some flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, and a little instant espresso powder.  If you’re wondering why there’s espresso powder in this recipe, let me explain.  Espresso powder enhances the flavor of the chocolate and takes this zucchini bread from really good to absolutely amazing.<\/p>\n

I promise that the espresso powder won’t make your bread taste like coffee either.  If you don’t have any espresso powder you can use instant coffee granules or simply leave it out.  But if you can get your hands on some I suggest using it!  Espresso powder also works wonderfully in other chocolate desserts like these chocolate cupcakes<\/a> or these fudgy brownies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One helpful tip<\/strong> when it comes to making it easier to remove the bread from the loaf pan is to use parchment paper.  I like to tear off a strip of parchment paper, place it along the bottom and sides, and tear off any excess.  Once the bread has cooled, you can easily lift it out of the pan without making a mess.<\/p>\n

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For the wet ingredients you’ll be using some oil, sugar, vanilla, and a couple of eggs.  And, of course, there’s a cup of shredded zucchini in this bread too.  The zucchini adds so much moisture to this bread and keeps it perfectly moist, even on day 2 and 3.<\/p>\n

And because one form of chocolate wasn’t enough, there’s some semi-sweet chocolate chips mixed into this bread too.  The chocolate chips create little pockets of chocolate that are like pure heaven every time you take a bite.<\/p>\n

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Once the bread is baked, you’ll want to let it cool in the pan for a little bit before removing it.  It’s best to wait until this chocolate zucchini bread has cooled completely before slicing into it, which makes it a perfect treat to make ahead of time too.<\/p>\n

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